Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)
Naturvårdsverket's coat of arms.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish: Naturvårdsverket) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for proposing and implementing environmental policies. It was founded in 1967 and reports to the Swedish Ministry of the Environment.
The following is a summary of Sweden's Sixteen Environmental Quality Objectives, (verbatim from the agency's own website, July, 2008.):[1]
- Reduced Climate Impact
- Clean Air
- Natural Acidification Only
- A Non-Toxic Environment
- A Protective Ozone Layer
- A Safe Radiation Environment
- Zero Eutrophication
- Flourishing Lakes and Streams
- Good-Quality Groundwater
- A Balanced Marine Environment
- Thriving Wetlands
- Sustainable Forests
- A Varied Agricultural Landscape
- A magnificent mountain landscape
- A Good built environment
- A rich diversity of plant and animal life
Nature Photographer of the Year
Each year The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency names a Swedish photographer "Nature Photographer of the Year".
- 1990 – Tore Hagman
- 1991 – Per Klaesson
- 1992 – Ingmar Holmåsen
- 1993 – Sven Gillsäter
- 1994 – Gerry Johansson
- 1995 – Bertil Pettersson
- 1996 – Claes Grundsten
- 1997 – Jan-Peter Lahall
- 1998 – Peter Gerdehag
- 1999 – Hans Strand
- 2000 – no one selected
- 2001 – Staffan Widstrand
- 2002 – Inge Lennmark
- 2003 – Jan Töve
- 2004 – Lars Bygdemark
- 2005 – Brutus Östling
- 2006 – Helene Schmitz
- 2007 – Lennart Nilsson
- 2008 – Mireille de la Lez
- 2009 – Serkan Günes
- 2010 – no one selected
- 2011 – Jan Grahn
- 2012 – Johan Hallmn
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